Automatic label-applying machine.



F. Gon s. AUTOMATIC LABEL APPLYING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FIL'ED AUG.-Zl,1912.

Patented Jan. '7, 1913.

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F. GOATES. 7 AUTOMATIC LABEL APPLYING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 21, 1912.

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Patentoi Jan. 7, 1913.

P. COATES.

AUTOMATIC LABEL APPLYING MAGEINE. APPLICATION rum) AUG. 21, 1912.

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ROM/MAR m we WZW Patented Jan. 7,1913.

ri laces right bar 47 fixed to a horizontally swinging lever e8 fulcrumed at a9 and having its other end connected to an operating link 50. It will be observed that the cam 10 is formed to project the carriers outward at about this time so that they are out in posi-' tion to receive the application of glue from the rollers 19 to which they next proceed in completing the cycle of turret movement. It will be further observed that as the bottles are pressed down beneath the seats formed therefor by the springs 13 at the station 27, all the subsequent stations, re ready to receive bottles so that when the machine is to be supplied with bottles by hand, the operator can have a number of stations available for receiving bottles at once.

The turret is rotated and the several operative parts moved in proper timed rela- 3 tion from a common driving means shown as a horizontal drivin shaft 51 suitably journaled at the base of the machine. The particular construction and arrangement of driving and controlling connections for ef-' fecting the relatively timed movements of the various parts is not material to my invention in its broader aspects but for illustrative purposes I show the shaft 51 connected by crank 52 and pitman 58 to reciprocate a slide 54 to which is pivoted at 55 a pawl arm 56 adapted to engage successively the several pins 58 of aspaced apart series corresponding in number to the number of bottle carriers 8, projecting upward from the turret plate 5, thus turning the turret one step at each forward movement of such pawl. The pawl arm 56 has an intermediate portion 57 arranged to engage one of the pins 58 following that engaged for operation by its front operative end, whereby it serves as a stop to prevent excess movement of the turret at each step, the curved pin receiving seat at the end of the pawl arm coacting or this purpose to keep the pawl arm in operative posit-ion. The inner extremity of the pawl arm 56 beyond its pivot 55 is provided .with a small spring 59 whereby it is yieldingly held in operative position. As a means for intermittently moving the label holder 20 upward, I extend its operating lever 24 to the other side of its fulcrum 60 and provide it with a roller pin. 61 working in a cam path 62 formed in a plate member carried by the shaft 51.. The depending arm 81 of the presser platsoperating levers are engaged by a suitablcerank pin turned by the shaft 51, the pin 63 which also serves to unite the crank 52 and the pitman being shown as serving this purpose and the presser plate being normally held, lifted by suitablesprings (34 engaging its lever arms. As a means for operating the qocto'r arm $6, the

link bar 50 is shown as equipped at its outer end with a shoulder ledge 65 engaged by an arm 66 pivoted at 67 to the'slide and normally resting by gravity in position to cam formation 68 on a plate fixed to the frame and the ejector arm is then moved back out of operative position by a spring 69 operating against a collar 70 on the bar 50 and with a backing against a bracket piece 71 in which the bar 50 is guided.

It is of course essential that the catches or dogs 42 be released from the shoulders 41 before the carriers reach the station 27 and for this purpose I provide an upwardly projecting cam piew 72 fixed to the base in suitable position to engage said dogs to trip the same and permit the springs 85 to again move upward the backing blocks 33.

To widen the field of use of the machine and adapt it to apply labels of smaller 5 sizes than would cotiperate with the platens 16, I show in Fig. 5 supplementary platens -73 at the ends of arms 74 pivoted at 75 and projecting inward from the carrier forks. These arms are yieldingly held in position by springs 76 so that when a relatively small v label a is to be applied to a relatively large fbottle Z) is indicated the arms 73 will yield to permit the bottle to pass down through the same. The arms 74 may be detached by removing their pivot pins, or the attachment of which they are a part, may be removable as a whole as desired.

While I have shown the machine as adapted to apply only a single label to the body of a bottle or like container of circular cross section it is to be understood that as to the essentialfeatures of novelty the invention is in no wise limited in these particulars, but is practicable and useful for applying a label or labels to different parts of a bottle or container of various forms.

The machine is adapted to apply labels or the automatic sequence of operation described and it is to be noted that the construction is simple with few parts, none of which are complicated or diflicult to produce,'so that the machine is not an expensive one to construct. This characterizing simplicity of construction combined with capato the special arrangement whereby the carriers for the bottles and labels shown as the carriers 8 are given a separate movement, shown as the in and out movement during the turret rotation and whereby they are cleared from the turret parts including the label affixing mechanism carried by the turlation to the adhesive furnishing andlabel supplying stations. I consider this separate movement of the carriers along with their step by step movement typified by the interthe like very rapidly and with precision by bility of rapid operation is due in large part engage the ledge 65. It is trip ed off of said ledge as the slide 54 moves ad; by a ret, sufficiently to come in to operative remittent turret rotation to be an important; and valuable 'l cature of the invention and I intend to ecover the same in my broader claims irrcspct live o'l 'u'helihersuch separate moveimmt be in, the in-mnl.out radial direction or otherwise, so long as it ell eels the rwpiired clearance for the purpose as slated. l. further consider the arrnngemei'it of do vices whereby at the very beginning of the label applying operation, the label is securely and inunovably clamped to the bottle, shown by the central grip thereof against the yielding hacking block to be a feature greet value and importance since thereby any displacement of the label by the action of the brushing: and smoothing); down do vices is absolutely avoided. it therefore intend to protect this feature broadly along with. the special construction whereby the 2 bottle with the label centrally clamped thereto is forced between brushing or 's'moothing down devices, this being the means that l have found. most practicable thus l'ar for embodying the broader prineiples of my hivention. ltwill be clear however that; to the carrying out of these broader inventive ideas, the specific details of construction shown are inunatcrial and I therefore desire the structural emlmdimcnt ohown to he considered illustrative and not reelrictzive, reference l-ving had to the breeder ol the appended claims rather than to the lorep, inej description to make clear the scope or the invention.

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lilaving described my invention, what i claim a new and desire to secure by lasttent is: machine of the hind described como carrier suopor'l: having provision sle 'r-by-st'dl o'ioveun'nls, adhesive o label sup lying and label allixall arranged in cooperative relation to said eup i'ort, carriers mounted on said support: and means for impartiin'zj separate movement tl'lercto relative to the "irrier support whereby they are first ht to the adheeive furnishing and label snip 'ilying means and. thereafter brought into oicrative relation to the label zitiixiim' means.

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prising a means n-unun'cd W n ie support, adhesive 'l nrnishin plying mea ns mounted outv I therangeot support, 'and carriers on said support; inna movement separate therefrom to bring" them into operative relation to the :ulheoivn inrnishing; :J' l label sup'pl-yii'ig' means and llwrwil'ler into operative relation to the label aliixingg means.

13, nnn'hnui oi the hind ieiltitllitlfi comnominee means and label allixingmeans, one mounted within the range of said support and the other outof the range thereof, and carriers mounted on r-zaid support with provision for a separate nnwemonli, adapted to bring them firrt into operative relation to said label supplyingmeans and thereafter into operalive relation to said label atlixing means.

4. A machine of the kinddescribed c0mprising a carrier support mourned for stepi'novemenl, label supplying means mounted out of the range of said support, label affixing;- means mounted in the range oi said support, carriers having a sepa ate range of movmncnt in a direction transverse to that which they have with the support, adapted to bring them into operative relation to said label supplying means and thereafter into operative relation to said label alllxing means, and means for imparting such separate movement'of said carriers.

A machine oi the kind described comprising a carrier support having provision for step-by'step movement, label and ad hcsive supplying mechanism, mounted out of the range of said support, label atlixing means mounted in the range'of said support), carriers having provision for carrying bottles and labels mounted on said support with a separate range of movement from that which they receive with the support, adapted to bring them into operative relation. to said label and mlhesive supplying mecnanism, and thereafter into operative relation to said label allixing means, and means for imparting such separate move-- ment. oi said carriers.

6. A machine of the kind described co1nprising; a turret; having provision for step hy-step rotary movement, label supplying means mounted out of the-range of the turret, label allixing means mounted in the range of the turret and carriers slidably nnuuucd on the turret with provision. for moving; first into operative relation to said label siniiplying means and thereafter into operative relation into said label atllxing i'neans.

7 A machine or" the hind'deseribed comprising a turret having provision for stepby-slep u'iovement, label supplying means nmnnted out of the range of the turret, label allixing means mounted Within the range of the lair-rel, and having a part therecarnied by the turret, carriers slidably mounted on the turret- With a rancrefmovo fluent: adopting-them to be brought into operative relation first to the label supplying and thereafter tothe label allixmg means, v menus, and means for-imparting such slided thereon, label supplying means, mounted out of the range of turret movement, label atlixing means mounted in the range of turret movement, said carriers in their sliding movement being arranged to come into operative relation to said label supplying means and thereafter into operative relation to said label allixing means, and

means for imparting such sliding move ment to said carriers.

t. A machine of the kind described comprising a carrier support having provision forstep-hy-stcp movement, carriers mount-- ed on said support for movement in a direction transverse of the support movement, means for imparting such carrier movement, said carriers being adapted to receive bottles thereon and being provided with platens underneath, mechanism for supplying said platens with glued labels, and means for moving the bottles relative to id carriers to transfer the labels from said platens to atiix them to the bottles.

10. A machine of the kind described comprising a carrier support having provision for step-by-.step movement, carriers slidably mounted thereon, adapted to receive bottles, said carriers having platens underneath, means for sliding said carriers, mechanism for supplying adhesive and labels to said. platens, and means for moving said bottles downward past said carriers to remove said labels from said platens and Wrapping them around the bottles, a part of said means be ing carried by said support.

11. A machine of the kind described comprising a. turret having provision for stepby-step rotation, carriers mounted thereon with provision for in-and-out sliding movement and means for imparting the same, said carriers being adapted to receive adhesive and labels from underneath, mechanism for su )l inc' adhesive and labels to said cari ricrs when in their outer position and means \YlLillll the range of the turret with a portion carried thereby, for loving bottles down past said carriers, and causing the labels to be wrapped around them.

12. A. machine of the kind described comprising a turret having provision for stepby-step movement, forked carriers mounted for in-aml-out movement on the turret, said carriers being adapted to receive adhesive and labels underneath and bottles thereon, means for int parting such movement to said carriers. adhesive and label supplying mechanism in position to apply adhesive and labels to the carriers when in an outer positi n, and means having a presser foot acting "from above and a-yielding backing block beneath for prt sing bottles on said carriers to first grip the labels thereto, and thereafter wrap the labels therearound.

12. A machine of the kind described comprising a turret having provision for stepby-step movement, forked carriers mounted thereon with provision for in-and-out movement at difierent parts of their rotation, the forks having platens underneath and yielding seats for bottles above, means for in1-,

parting such movement to said carriers,-

means supplying adhesive to said platens, means for thereafter afiixing labels thereto and means having a presser plate coming from above and a yielding backing beneath for moving said bottles to first grip the labels thereto and then wrap them therearound.

14. A machine of the kind described comprising a support having provision for stepby-step movement, a forked carrier slidable on said support crosswise of the direction of support movement, the forks of said carrier having platens beneath and a. yielding seat for a bottle above, means for sliding said carrier on said support, mechanism for applying adhesive and labels to said platens, and means for moving bottles through said seat, and wrapping the labels held on said platens therearound.

15. A. machine of the kind described comprising a rigid forked holder with lengthwise extending arms having yielding seats for a bottle extending inwardly therefrom, and platens un'qerneatli, with provision for supplying adhesive and labels thereto, a yielding backing beneath said seat and means for pressing a bottle from said seat to grip the label against said backing and wrap it around the bottle.

16. A machine of the kind described com: prising a carrier mounted for movement to difierent stations having lengthwise extend ing arms equipped with yielding seats for a,

bottle extending inward therei cm and platens underneath for receiving adhesive and. labels, means for applying labels to said platens at one station and means for pressing bottles from said seat and wrapping the labels around them at another station.

17 A machine of the kind described cornprising a carrier mounted for movement to dillerent stations having lengthwise extending arms equipped with yielding seats for a bottle extending inward therefrom and a platen surface beneath, means for supplying adhesive to said platen surface at one station and a label holder having a vertical range of movement adapted to move upward and supply label: to the adhesive covered platen surface at a subsequent station.

18. A machine of the kind described com prising a horizontally arranged forked carrier mounted for movement to different stations, said carrier having a yielding seat carricd'by its forks above and platens beneath,

means for imparting movement tosaid carrier to transfer it to successive stations, means for supplying adhesive to said platens one station and a label bolder having a prising 2i vertical range of movement With means for moving it; up to deliver :1 hibei to 92nd pintens each time they are DOSi'tlOIlGCi thercovor.

19. A machine of the kind described. coinprising a rigid carrier having spaced apart lengthwise extending arms with an opening between. to permit bottles to be pressed therethrongh, yielding sent niol'nbers for a bottle extending in from said arms and platen surtziees carried by said arms beneiittn adapted to receive adhesive and hiheis to be applied to the bottles.

20. A machine of the kind described comprising a carrier having spaced apart side portions with 21 sent for a, bottle above, and removable members extending in from said Side portions with platen surfaces beneath, adapted to receive labels of smuiier and adhesive for the purpose is stated.

21. A machine of the kind described comprising {t carrier having spaced apart side portions with it yielding; seat "for it bottle above and yieidi'r a1 rms rcrnomhiy fixed to Enid side port-ions (viii-riding inworift therefrom with platen bi l tt l-fi beneath for the pi-n' mso as stated.

5" A machine of the hind doscrii'ved romimrizontziiiy arranged carrier mounted for moronic t to diit'crcnt stations provided with Li sent yirh ting "with respect to the carrier and having provision to receive adhesive and inheis inuierncutinmeans it supplying 2H] ive and inbrin m: the cam .i'ier progr i. and ineznr; why (no in a prosiaivr pinto acting from nhoro \ri inn" bioi bcncotin for phrasing t from i lb. gripping h hcis thereto nrminst the hunting; block and wrapping the izibets around the b ttles.

1 ft nmehineottho kind describoc t :orn-- 2L inrro n'ionntcd tor ntcp-by-stcp movement with it series of cnrritns providing ricidinp; sent-i for botthra thrrcon s lid- :ddo in-und out on Quid turret at diii'erent ports of its nitwen'irnt means for :inpiying adhesive and itlbQiS to said ourrier in an on tor position thin-cot and means mmsisting in {L pres? i. ghite aotin from above and it yielding vocirir i'i'ioi ingj with tho turret in'i'nii t f benmith eneh m'z'ior for pressing bottles twin said StliFt to n hiibeis thorotoi, there being (JUti JG't'tttiYO mm for smoothing; th bibcis against the botti.,,-:.

Q i. A machine of hind ch *eribod (M111 pr tUFFtPi' ham Q prov? i'" hy-step rotation cw n monntcii mid-ou nior ent oi": its r0" for effecting such "sing provid I with as means tor rtppi; to said corri, he inbciss ties on the carriers when the Til-QI'S in. i

tor that grinping an intermediate portion of the labels against the bottles and thereafter wrnmiingr the adhesive covered trcinities thereof" about the hotties.

25. A machine of tho kind described comprising 2L turret, carriers having; yielding seats for bottles mounted on the tlillOt means for supplying adhesive and inbei s in po ition to be Wrapped around the bottles: and means having -1 in thereof cnrricd by the turret for pressing toe bottles from their seats and evenly wrapping the labels therenround, said means being arrangifed to grip the iubeis to the bottiess at an interline diatc portion before wrapping the extremities thereof about the bottle.

26. A machine of the hind described 001th prising a turret, a series of carriers provided with yielding Seats for bottles slidzthiy mounted for in-and-out movement on the turret at diiiercnt parts of its rotation, n'ieans for su 'miying adhesive and labels to Fenid carriers from beneath in an outward position thereof, a series or yieiding backing blocks beneath said carriers in their inner position, :1. 'presoer pinto having provision to press bot-ties d-OWIHViilti min their seats on said (:nrri ngnimt said biocks: and means for i'ioldnig Said bitching blocks (harnessed through :i snbs quont of tin-tot rotation to pern'iit on of the botties.

A machine of the kind described comprising 2i turret, a series of cor rs slid- :ibiy mounted thereon for in and out movement at diti' out parts of the turret rotatioin said :arriers having viciding seats for bottios moons supplying adhesive and hibei to said carriers in an outer position thereof, it series of i iing' backing blocks beneath d in their inner posi 2 carrier tion, ioeam for pres ing bot s from their seats on tilt! (rim-i0 against said hashing Mocks to dept-Pris the some an inner posiion of the ozrricrq, there being; provision soiipcintivo therewith for smoothing the boots itgzi :Stthe bott es, means for holding the backward A depressed through a etgiiei'it uh; o turret. rotation, means "acting the hottten, and means permit- :it return of the backing t cs 

